Islamabad (Agencies): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday approved investigation against former foreign minister Khawaja Asif for allegedly money laundering and owning assets beyond the means.
According to a press statement issued by the anti-graft body, a meeting of the NAB’s central executive board gave the go-ahead for the investigations.
Asif is accused of creating assets through money laundering, due to which the national exchequer sustained a loss of millions of rupees.
The NAB also approved filing of a corruption reference against former ports and shipping minister Babar Ghouri.
